"THE FOUNDING OF BRANTFORD"
N 43° 08.488 W 080° 15.738
17T E 559990 N 4776788
Ontario Historical Plaque
Waymark Code: WM5GJ2
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 01/04/2009
Views: 29
In the 1820's significant improvements to the Hamilton and London road attracted settlers to the Indian lands at Brant's Ford where this thoroughfare crossed the Grand River. A thriving village soon developed and in 1830 the Six Nations surrendered its site. The opening of navigation to Brantford in 1848, the completion of the Buffalo, Brantford and Goderich Railway to the town in 1854 and the development of a rich agricultural hinterland fostered significant commercial and manufacturing growth in Brantford. The firms of Cockshutt and Harris, established here during the 1870's, laid the foundation for Brantford's development as Canada's leading farm implement manufacturing centre. Brantford, which became a town in 1847, was incorporated as a city in 1877.
Address or location of plaque: On the NE corner of Wellington Street and George Street
Physical location of plaque: City
"Ontario Plaques" Website for this "Plaque": [Web Link]
Description of any physical remains at site of "Historical Plaque": Unfortunately, no remains of the city's early days are present.
This 'Plaque' describes: A 'Location'
Condition of sign: The plaque is in great shape
Is this a bilingual sign?: No !
A web-site for more details.: Not listed
What is the second/third language?: Not listed
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